Subject: Re: Do dogs have absolute pitch? From: Sam Mathias <smathias@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:50:26 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--002215048e7f1afb9404c023695a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owner is clearly signalling: skip ahead to the end of the video, where you can actually see her move her body and look at the correct key before the dog responds. Since dogs can pick up on some truly amazing cues from their owners (e.g., they can be trained to predict epileptic seizures), I think a well-trained dog could accomplish this easily. On 16 May 2012 02:15, Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.wimp.com/dogpitch/ > > > > =BF=BF > > Kevin --=20 Dr. Samuel R. Mathias Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstra=DFe 1 04103 Leipzig, Germany Tel: +49 341 9940 2479 --002215048e7f1afb9404c023695a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owner is clearly signalling: skip ahead to the end of the video,=20 where you can actually see her move her body and look at the correct key before the dog responds. Since dogs can pick up on some truly amazing=20 cues from their owners (e.g., they can be trained to predict epileptic=20 seizures), I think a well-trained dog could accomplish this easily.<br><br>= <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 May 2012 02:15, Kevin Austin <span dir=3D"= ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">kev= in.austin@xxxxxxxx</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><a href=3D"http://www.wimp.com/dogpitch/" ta= rget=3D"_blank">http://www.wimp.com/dogpitch/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> =BF=BF<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Kevin</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Dr. = Samuel R. Mathias<br>Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication<br>Max Planck= Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences<br>Stephanstra=DFe 1<br> 04103 Leipzig, Germany<br>Tel: +49 341 9940 2479<br> --002215048e7f1afb9404c023695a--